NaviSite Chosen as Exclusive Streaming Provider for Ironman Triathlon World Championship; Leading Streaming Media Management Platform Gives Elite Athletic Event Muscle on the Web

Business Wire, Oct 4, 2001

Business/Technology Editors

ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2001

NaviSite, Inc. (Nasdaq: NAVI) today announced that it has been selected as the official streaming provider of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. Streamed coverage of the event expo begins today, with the race starting on October 6. streamOS(TM), NaviSite's streaming media management and distribution platform, and its extensive system of content delivery networks will deliver live and on demand coverage of the world's most elite athletes in action.

Athlete interviews, live footage and highlights will be delivered to a global online audience using streamOS(TM). The triathlon is expected to last 17 hours; however, streamed content, including live finish line footage and audio greetings from competitors, will be available on www.ironmanlive.com until November 7.

"After learning of NaviSite's success in serving 750,000 streams during the Wimbledon finals, we knew that the streamOS(TM) platform was the best fit for our technology needs," said Ben Fertic, VP of Internet Operations of World Triathlon Corporation. "The Ironman's growing online audience requires a streaming solution that can be counted on for reliability and scalability. streamOS(TM) is far and away the best application available to help us deliver the excitement of the Ironman to thousands of web users worldwide."

"streamOS(TM)' live event broadcast manager is the perfect system to deliver such an important athletic event that gives triathlon enthusiasts the most timely access to the race from the comfort of their homes," said Christopher Levy, Senior Director of Technology for NaviSite's Streaming Media Group. "And our ability to leverage multiple content delivery networks is ideally suited for these types of events where Web users demand high performance for viewing exciting footage."

In addition to its recent streaming of Wimbledon and the British Open, NaviSite has streamed a number of other high-profile events, including Madonna's London Brixton Academy concert in November 2000, one of the largest live Internet broadcasts in history, and footage of the dramatic re-entry of the MIR space station. The company also streams the popular Budweiser "Whassup?!" commercials. NaviSite's sophisticated streaming media solutions are used by a variety of corporate clients including Microsoft, KPMG, Anheuser-Busch and NFL Films.

A scalable, cost-effective platform for high-performance streaming content management and delivery, NaviSite's streamOS(TM) enables customers to use drag-and-drop functionality to deploy, organize, and manage streaming content on their Web sites via a browser-based interface. streamOS(TM) employs a utility service approach that allows customers to leverage the high-performance streaming infrastructure provided by streamOSTM CDNs, as they need it. Allowing customers to pay on a usage basis with instant resource provisioning, streamOS(TM) makes streaming more cost effective and flexible while speeding the deployment of streaming content and events.

About NaviSite, Inc.

NaviSite's Streaming Media Group offers a single source for all streaming media needs, built around their flagship product streamOSTM. NaviSite's streamOS(TM) is the most comprehensive, high-performance, easy-to-use, streaming media management and delivery platform available. And the company's aggregated content delivery network gives customers an unequalled streaming media delivery system with unparalleled scalability and reach. For more information about NaviSite Streaming Media, please visit www.streamOS(TM).com or call 858-453-0333. NaviSite Streaming Media Group is located at 4225 Executive Square, La Jolla, California 90237.

NaviSite, Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced Web hosting and managed application services for companies conducting mission-critical business on the Internet, including enterprises and other businesses deploying Internet applications. The Company's goal is to help customers focus on their core competencies by outsourcing the management and hosting of their Web operations and applications, allowing customers to fundamentally improve the ROI of their web operations. NaviSite is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. with minority investment from Microsoft Corporation.

NaviSite's SiteHarbor(R) solutions provide secure, reliable, co-location and high-performance hosting services, including high-performance Internet access, and high-availability server management solutions through load balancing, clustering, mirroring and storage services. In addition, NaviSite's enhanced management services, beyond basic co-location and hosting, are designed to meet the expanding needs of businesses as their Web sites and Internet applications become more complex and as their needs for outsourcing all aspects of their online businesses intensify. The Company's application services, which include application hosting, management and rental, provide cost-effective access to, as well as rapid deployment and reliable operation of, business-critical applications, including managed services for streaming media. For more information about NaviSite, please visit www.navisite.com or by phone on the East Coast call 888-298-8222, on the West Coast call 888-755-5525. NaviSite is headquartered at 400 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810.